William K.L. Dickson

Director

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a Scottish inventor and the Edison Manufacturing Company's official photographer. In 1889, he was assigned to turn the concept of a the proposed motion picture device, named the Kinetoscope, into a reality. The first working prototype was unveiled in May 1891 and the design of system was essentially finalised by the fall of 1892. The completed version of the Kinetoscope was officially unveiled at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences on 9 May 1893.

Born: August 3, 1860 in Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France

Died: September 28, 1935 (Age 75)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Dickson Experimental Sound Film Short Film	6.5	Actor	Self	1894
Dickson Greeting Short Film	5.1	Actor	Himself	1891
A Hand Shake Short Film	3.6	Actor		1892
Horse Shoeing Short Film	3.4	Actor	Himself	1893
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii Short Film	4.8	Actor	Himself	1898
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square Short Film	4.9	Actor	Man on left of picture	2018
The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902) Movie	7.4	Directing	Director	2020
Annabelle in Flag Dance Movie		Directing	Director	1896
Hard Wash Movie		Directing	Director	1896
American Falls from Luna Island Movie		Directing	Director	1896
American Falls from Goat Island Movie		Directing	Director	1896
Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris Movie		Directing	Director	1897
Military Exercise - Aldershot Movie		Directing	Director	1898
The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade Movie		Directing	Director	1898
Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina) Movie		Directing	Director	1898
Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor) Movie		Directing	Director	1898
The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) Movie		Directing	Director	1898
The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) Movie		Directing	Director	1898
The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina) Movie		Directing	Director	1898
Sua Santità papa Leone XIII Movie		Directing	Director
Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899 Movie		Directing	Director of Photography
A Hand Shake Short Film	3.6	Directing	Producer, Director	1892
Annabelle Butterfly Dance Short Film	5.7	Directing	Director, Producer	1894
Annabelle Serpentine Dance Short Film	6.3	Directing	Director	1895
Annie Oakley Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director	1894
Athlete with Wand Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director, Producer	1894
Awakening of Rip Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director	1896
Band Drill Short Film	4.1	Directing	Director	1894
Billy Edwards and the Unknown Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director, Producer	1895
Blacksmith Scene Short Film	6	Directing	Director, Producer	1893
Bucking Broncho Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director	1894
Buffalo Dance Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director	1894
Caicedo (with Pole) Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director, Producer	1894
Carmencita Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director, Producer	1894
Chinese Laundry Scene Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director	1894
Chinese Opium Den Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director	1894
Cock Fight, No. 2 Short Film	3.8	Directing	Director, Producer	1894
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director	1894
Dickson Experimental Sound Film Short Film	6.5	Directing	Director, Producer, Musician	1894
Dickson Greeting Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director, Producer	1891
Duncan Smoking Short Film	3.4	Directing	Director	1891
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director, Producer	1894
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director	1896
Fencing Short Film	4	Directing	Director, Producer	1892
Fire Rescue Scene Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director	1894
Glenroy Bros., No. 2 Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director, Producer	1894
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director	1894
Hadj Cheriff Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director	1894
Imperial Japanese Dance Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director	1894
King John Short Film	4.7	Directing	Director	1899
Leonard-Cushing Fight Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director	1894
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director	1894
Men Boxing Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director, Producer	1891
Monkeyshines, No. 1 Short Film	5	Directing	Director, Producer	1890
Monkeyshines, No. 2 Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director, Producer	1890
Monkeyshines, No. 3 Short Film	4	Directing	Director	1890
Newark Athlete Short Film	4.7	Directing	Director, Producer	1891
Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director	1896
Rip Meeting the Dwarf Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director	1896
Rip Passing Over the Mountain Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director	1896
Rip Van Winkle Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director	1896
Rip's Toast Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director	1896
Rip's Toast to Hudson Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director	1896
Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director	1896
Sandow Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director	1896
Sandow: The Strong Man Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director, Producer	1894
Serpentine Dance by Annabelle Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director	1896
Sioux Ghost Dance Short Film	5	Directing	Director	1894
The Barbershop Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director, Producer	1893
The Cock Fight Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director	1894
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director	1894
The Pickaninny Dance, from the 'Passing Show' Short Film	4.1	Directing	Director	1894
William McKinley at Canton, Ohio Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1896
Lasso Thrower Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director	1894
Rat Killing Short Film	3.9	Directing	Director	1894
Unsuccessful Somersault Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director	1894
Wrestling Match Short Film	4.7	Directing	Director	1894
Horse Shoeing Short Film	3.4	Directing	Director	1893
Indian War Council Short Film	6.7	Directing	Director	1894
Man on Parallel Bars Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director	1892
Highland Dance Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director	1894
Mexican Knife Duel Short Film	4.1	Directing	Director	1894
Crissie Sheridan Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director	1897
Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud Short Film	3.5	Directing	Director	1891
Little Egypt Short Film	4.3	Production	Producer	1896
Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop Short Film	3.6	Directing	Director	1891
Robetta and Doretto, No. 1 Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director	1895
Dancing Darkies Short Film	7.3	Directing	Director	1896
Buffalo Bill Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director	1894
Bath Scene Short Film	5	Directing	Director	1897
De boulevard van Scheveningen Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director	1898
Annabelle Sun Dance Short Film	5	Directing	Director	1894
Wrestling Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director	1892
Monkey and Another, Boxing Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director	1891
Dance Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director	1894
New Blacksmith Shop Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director	1895
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director	2018
Frere Bridge, as Destroyed by the Boers Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1899
He and She Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director	1898
Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House Short Film	3.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1897
Amann, the Great Impersonator Short Film	6.6	Directing	Director	1899
Me and My Two Friends Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1898
Rifle Hill Signal Station Near Frere Camp Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1899
Pelicans at the Zoo Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1897
Four Warships in Rough Seas Short Film	5.8	Directing	Director	1900
Tapping a Blast Furnace Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1899
Pope Leo XIII Being Carried in Chair Through Upper Loggia, No. 101 Short Film	5	Directing	Director	1898
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1898
Charge of the Carbineers Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director	1898
Worthing Life-Saving Station Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1898
Oxford-Cambridge Boat-Race Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1899
Launch of the Worthing Life-Boat: Coming Ashore Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1898
Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1900
Launch of the 'Oceanic' Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1898
Battle of the Upper Tugela Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1900
The Lane on Sunday Morning Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1899
Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns Into Ladysmith Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1900
The Grand Canal, Venice Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1898
Irish Mail, L. & N.W. Railway, Taking Up Water at Full Speed Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director	1898
Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta Short Film	6	Directing	Director	1901
Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104 Short Film	5	Directing	Director	1898
The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's) Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director, Producer	1894
Has He Hit Me? Short Film	4.1	Directing	Director	1897
Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram Short Film	5	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1901
De Onwillige Trekhond Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director	1899
James Grundy, Buck and Wing Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director	1895
Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director	1903
Home Life of a Hungarian Family Short Film	4.7	Directing	Director	1897
Fun on a Sand Hill Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director	1902
In a German Bath Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director	1902
From Monte Carlo to Monaco Short Film	5.8	Directing	Director	1899
Panoramic View of Grand Canal Short Film	4.7	Directing	Director	1897
London Fire Brigade, Alarm Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director	1899
The River Zaan Short Film	5.7	Directing	Director	1898
From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton Short Film		Directing	Director	1898
Away Aloft Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director	1898
Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1) Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director	1898
Man Overboard! Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director	1899
Place de la Concorde Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director	1897
Flower Parade in Haarlem Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director	1899
Funeral Procession in Florence Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director	1898
Les parisiennes Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director	1897
Changing Guard (Berlin) Short Film	5	Directing	Director	1897
In the Friedrichstrasse Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director	1902
Southampton Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director	1898
The Vegetable Market in Venice Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1898
Scheveningen Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director	1898
Warships Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director	1900
A Blast at the Solvay Quarries Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director	1898
Duel to the Death Short Film	5	Directing	Director	1898
A Maxim Gun in Action Short Film	5	Directing	Director	1897
Maxim Firing Field Gun Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director	1897
Panoramic View of Windsor Castle Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director	1899
Trained Bears Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director	1894
Brook Trout Fishing Short Film	4	Directing	Director	1900
Maidenhead Junction Short Film	4.7	Directing	Director	1898
Rats and Terrier No. 2 Short Film	3.1	Directing	Director	1894
Rats and Terrier No. 3 Short Film	3.5	Directing	Director	1894
Rats and Weasel Short Film	3.1	Directing	Director	1894
Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director	1898
Tambourine Dance by Annabelle Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director	1896
Ruth Dennis Short Film	3.8	Directing	Director	1894
A Bar Room Scene Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director	1894
Boxing Match Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director	1894
Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa Short Film		Directing	Director	1898
Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1 Short Film		Directing	Director	1898
View on Boulevard, New York City Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director	1896
A Tug in a Heavy Sea Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1898
A Watermelon Feast Short Film	6.3	Directing	Director	1896
Fred Ott Holding a Bird Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director	1894
Fatima Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director	1897
Sound Money Parade Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director	1896
Water Polo at Worthing Baths, England Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director	1898
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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